Topic: Pakistan military
A Pakistani official, politician, army man, reporter walk into a TV show. Only one is a hero
From Arnab Goswami to Abhinandan Varthaman, many reliable Indian figures also make an entry in Ehd-e-Wafa, a TV drama sponsored by Pakistan military’s PR wing.
Coronavirus crisis makes it clear who is calling the shots in Pakistan—Military, of course
Imran Khan, brought to power in 2018, was the beginning of a hybrid civil-military government in which the Army chief has greater influence.
Gentle on jihadis, harsh on dissidents: Ehsanullah’s escape exposes Pakistan’s intentions
Terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan's escape from Pakistan raises the same questions that were asked at the time of Osama bin Laden's death.
Pakistan’s long-ailing democracy is now completely dead, thanks to its political parties
Pakistan, in the aftermath of General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure extension, signals a total reverse of American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s ‘End of History’ thesis.
How will military generals solve economic issues? Why Pakistan is stuck in a broken carousel
Since 1947, the official worldview of Pakistan’s military has shifted only within the narrow space between an Islamic nationalism and complete Islamisation.
‘Twitter General’ Asif Ghafoor is no longer Pakistan military’s spokesperson
Asif Ghafoor has been sent to Infantry Division. Major Gen. Babar Iftikhar will be new director general of Inter-Services Public Relations, Pakistan military’s publicity wing.
All that remains for Pakistan now is to hope Gen Bajwa doesn’t turn out to be Gen Ayub Khan
Pakistani politicians who once pushed for control over policy-making have accepted that they can’t have that control. So they chose to hand it over to the military.
Is Pakistan military building base for air-dropped nuclear bombs? What satellite images show
Satellite images show construction work on a site close to two military bases; significant expansion also on at a nuclear storage site in Sindh.
Pakistan military says it doesn’t follow No First Use nuclear policy
The statement comes days after Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed that Pakistan will never start a war with India, amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
India is a sticking point in how well Pakistan straddles its ties with the US and Afghanistan
Four hard, critical 'resets' are required from Pakistan's civil-military leadership — involving US, India and Afghanistan— but it seems to be moving in the opposite direction.
Why epidemiologists and economists keep arguing over health vs economy
When epidemiologists say there’s no trade-off between health & economy, lots of economists just shake their heads in disagreement.
Covid-19 Battle: Are Indian chief ministers measuring up or need strong central oversight?
PM Modi held a video conference with all chief ministers Thursday to take stock of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 health emergency.
Defence
IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines, hospital consumables to Maldives
The consignment was airlifted to Male by an Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft, as part of 'Operation Sanjeevani'.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.